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Zhihong Zhao

Zhihong Zhao

Zhihong Zhao publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhihong Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Zhihong Zhao D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhihong Zhao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhihong Zhao is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and has contributed significantly to the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their research has concentrated primarily on rock mechanics and modeling, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, landslides and related hazards, groundwater flow and contamination studies, geophysical methods and applications, drilling and well engineering, and geotechnical engineering and analysis.

Their publication record includes recent papers such as "Heat transfer in a 3D rough rock fracture with heterogeneous apertures" (2020, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences), "Shear Strength of Rock Fractures Under Dry, Surface Wet and Saturated Conditions" (2020, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering), "Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical modeling on acid fracturing in carbonatite geothermal reservoirs containing a heterogeneous fracture" (2021, Renewable Energy), "Shear Behavior of Artificial and Natural Granite Fractures After Heating and Water-Cooling Treatment" (2020, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering), and "Convective heat transfer of water flow in intersected rock fractures for enhanced geothermal extraction" (2021, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering).

Zhihong Zhao frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (8 publications)
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (8 publications)
  • Computers and Geotechnics (6 publications)
  • Renewable Energy (4 publications)
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics (4 publications)

Their collaborative work is often co-authored with researchers including:

  • Yuedu Chen (16 collaborations)
  • Guihong Liu (9 collaborations)
  • Haoran Xu (8 collaborations)
  • Si-Cong Chen (8 collaborations)
  • Xingguang Zhao (7 collaborations)

Zhihong Zhao's research covers several subfields of study within engineering and environmental science, notably:

  • Mechanics of Materials (38 publications)
  • Ocean Engineering (24 publications)
  • Mechanical Engineering (23 publications)
  • Civil and Structural Engineering (18 publications)
  • Environmental Engineering (17 publications)

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling (66 publications)
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (40 publications)
  • Landslides and related hazards (28 publications)
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies (24 publications)
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications (16 publications)
  • Drilling and Well Engineering (16 publications)
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (16 publications)

Best Publications

  • Thermal Influence on Mechanical Properties of Granite: A Microcracking Perspective

    Zhihong Zhao

  • Effects of Wetting and Cyclic Wetting–Drying on Tensile Strength of Sandstone with a Low Clay Mineral Content

    Zhihong Zhao;Jun Yang;Dafeng Zhang;Huan Peng

  • On the heat transfer coefficient between rock fracture walls and flowing fluid

    Zhihong Zhao

  • The role of fracture surface roughness in macroscopic fluid flow and heat transfer in fractured rocks

    Shuang Luo;Zhihong Zhao;Huan Peng;Hai Pu

  • Numerical modeling of stress effects on solute transport in fractured rocks

    Zhihong Zhao;Lanru Jing;Ivars Neretnieks;Luis Moreno

  • Effect of Thermal Treatment on Brazilian Tensile Strength of Granites with Different Grain Size Distributions

    Zhihong Zhao;Zhihong Zhao;Zhina Liu;Hai Pu;Xue Li

  • Effects of Fracture Surface Roughness on Macroscopic Fluid Flow and Solute Transport in Fracture Networks

    Zhihong Zhao;Bo Li;Yujing Jiang

  • Numerical evaluation of strength and deformability of fractured rocks

    Majid Noorian Bidgoli;Zhihong Zhao;Lanru Jing

  • Unloading-induced rock fracture activation and maximum seismic moment prediction

    Yinlin Ji;Wei Wu;Zhihong Zhao

  • Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling on well pairs in heterogeneous porous geothermal reservoirs

    Guihong Liu;Guihong Liu;Hai Pu;Zhihong Zhao;Yanguang Liu

  • Shear behavior of Beishan granite fractures after thermal treatment

    Zhihong Zhao;Zihao Dou;Haoran Xu;Haoran Xu;Zhina Liu

  • Characteristics of shear-induced asperity degradation of rock fractures and implications for solute retardation

    Zhihong Zhao;Zhihong Zhao;Huan Peng;Wei Wu;Yi-Feng Chen

  • Shear Strength of Rock Fractures Under Dry, Surface Wet and Saturated Conditions

    Bo Li;Xinna Ye;Zihao Dou;Zhihong Zhao

  • Thermal conductivity of thermally damaged Beishan granite under uniaxial compression

    X.G. Zhao;H.R. Xu;H.R. Xu;Z. Zhao;Z. Guo

  • Mechanical properties and failure modes of rock samples with grout-infilled flaws: A particle mechanics modeling

    Zhihong Zhao;Dong Zhou

  • Gouge Particle Evolution in a Rock Fracture Undergoing Shear: a Microscopic DEM Study

    Zhihong Zhao

  • Influence of Thermal Treatment on the Thermal Conductivity of Beishan Granite

    X. G. Zhao;Z. Zhao;Z. Guo;M. Cai;M. Cai

  • Experimental investigation on the wetting-induced weakening of sandstone joints

    Zhihong Zhao;Jun Yang;Dong Zhou;Yifeng Chen

  • The effects of thermal treatments on the subcritical crack growth of Pingdingshan sandstone at elevated high temperatures

    Jianping Zuo;Yulin Li;Xiaoyan Zhang;Zhihong Zhao

  • Unloading-induced instability of a simulated granular fault and implications for excavation-induced seismicity

    Wei Wu;Zhihong Zhao;Kang Duan

  • Heat transfer in a 3D rough rock fracture with heterogeneous apertures

    Yuedu Chen;Zhihong Zhao

  • Particle mechanics model for the effects of shear on solute retardation coefficient in rock fractures

    Zhihong Zhao;Lanru Jing;Ivars Neretnieks

  • Stress Effects on Solute Transport in Fractured rocks

    Zhihong Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Lanru Jing
Lanru Jing Royal Institute of Technology
Ivars Neretnieks
Ivars Neretnieks Royal Institute of Technology
M. Cai
M. Cai Laurentian University
Yujing Jiang
Yujing Jiang Nagasaki University
Ki-Bok Min
Ki-Bok Min Seoul National University
Yi-Feng Chen
Yi-Feng Chen Wuhan University
Quansheng Liu
Quansheng Liu Wuhan University
A.P.S. Selvadurai
A.P.S. Selvadurai McGill University
Robert W. Zimmerman
Robert W. Zimmerman Imperial College London
Richeng Liu
Richeng Liu China University of Mining and Technology

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